On the way to the draft program of some of the projects that had in the past reached 10.000 backers on the LEGO Ideas platform and which were subsequently rejected during the review phase: LEGO is launching today the 2021 edition of the Bricklink Designer Program and 27 of the creators of initially rejected projects were "invited" for a total of 31 creations in the running. No licensed project was selected.

At this stage, the creators of unlucky projects during the different review phases are working on adapting their proposals to make them compatible with the imposed rules: They must reproduce their creation in Bricklink Studio 2.0 using an inventory of parts and a limited color palette and their mission is also to offer a final version made up of at least 400 bricks and whose inventory does not exceed 4000 elements.
Each creator therefore has his hand over the final version of his project, a bit like an official designer who works by taking into account many parameters to arrive at the final version that will be marketed.

This first so-called "pre-production" phase, which includes test sequences for the various products modified by their creators, will end on May 31, 2021. Only products which comply with the specifications imposed will be eligible for the following phase of crowdfunding. which will begin on June 1, 2021.

It will then be for fans interested in one or more of the projects in the running to pre-order them and then wait for the results of this funding phase. Only the 13 projects pre-ordered with at least 3000 copies will go into production in September 2021 and will become Bricklink Designer Program Sets 5000 copies printed. If you have pre-ordered a set that does not pass the crowdfunding phase, you will be refunded.

Please note, there will be no instruction booklets in paper format, it will be necessary to be satisfied with digital versions. The assembly instructions for all other proposals not selected will be marketed. LEGO does not communicate for the moment on a precise date of reception of the pre-ordered sets and is satisfied to announce November 2021 for the first shipments.

The designers of the 13 projects marketed will receive a 10% commission on the sales, those whose projects were not selected for the production phase will receive a 75% commission on the sale of the instruction files.

LEGO is not communicating for the moment on the packaging of the different sets that will be marketed and it is not known if this new wave of almost official products will be flanked by the manufacturer's logo and / or any reference to the LEGO Ideas platform. We do know, however, that the sets will be made in Europe.

You can find the 31 projects competing for this first phase of the program at this address on Bricklink.

It's no secret that M6 was very satisfied with the audiences generated by the first season of the LEGO Masters show: the show was one of the channel's best launches and audiences for this family entertainment were very solid with an average of 3.2 million viewers over the four episodes aired.

So there will be a second season and the production is currently looking for volunteers to lend themselves to the game. Those who would like to register now know what it is all about: it will be necessary to put up with the few touches of reality TV integrated into this televised competition which brings together eight pairs. Profiles and nicknames a little caricatured or final cut at the discretion of the production, the recipe should not change for this second season, it is the one that allowed the success of the first.

The participants in the "pilot" season of LEGO Masters in France have suffered the plasters, everything was not perfect in terms of casting, the proposed tests and the rules to be respected in order to hope to advance in the competition but there is a lot to bet that some adjustments will be made to correct the flaws of youth of the French version of this concept also present on the screen in many other countries.

If the adventure tempts you, you must write to the following address: castinglm@endemolshine.fr for a first contact. Remember that the number of volunteers is expected to be very large, many hesitant fans in 2020 having been uninhibited by what they have since seen on screen, and seats will be expensive. Also keep in mind that the "who are you"counts at least as much as the"what do you know how to do with legoFinally, plan a few weeks of availability for the shoot.

We know that Eric Antoine will once again be at the helm of this new season of LEGO Masters, but nothing has yet been confirmed about the two members of the jury who have full powers over the course of the competition. Those who will be selected to pass the casting in the production premises will then know whether Georg Schmitt and Paulina Aubey will be reappointed to their respective posts.

The March 2021 issue of the official LEGO Star Wars magazine is available and it allows you to get Rey Palpatine's grandfather minifig available in the set 75291 Death Star Final Duel (109.99 €). If you don't have anything to do with the bricks sold with the character, this is the opportunity to get this very successful minifig with its angular hood for 5.99 €.

Throughout the pages of this new issue filled as usual with comics, simple games and advertisements for products currently marketed by LEGO, we discover the mini-construction that will be offered from April 14 and it is about 'a 45-piece V-wing.

This "Galatic Republic" version of the ship first seen onscreen in thePart III then in the animated series The Clone Wars or in video games Star Wars Battlefront II et Jedi Star Wars: Fallen Order was produced by LEGO in two classic sets with the reference 6205 V-wing Fighter (2006) followed in 2014 by the set 75039 V-wing Starfighter.

Go ahead for the promotional offer that allows you to obtain a copy of the set 40449 Easter Bunny's Carrot House from 60 € of purchase and without restriction of range via the official online store. This new offer starts today and will continue in theory until April 5.

Everything or almost has already been said about this small seasonal set with its inventory of 232 pieces and its large handful of stickers that allows you to assemble a carrot-shaped house and that I presented to you a few days ago at the occasion of a "Review".

This new offer can be combined with the one which currently allows you to obtain a copy of the set until March 17. 40450 Amelia Earhart Tribute from 100 € of purchase without restriction of range.

Note that the LEGO Creator polybag 30579 Easter Chick is offered from March 15 to April 5, 2021 from 40 € of purchase in the LEGO Stores (the real ones) only.

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